Greek parliament passes crucial austerity bill

Greece’s parliament passed a crucial austerity bill in a vote so close that it left the coalition government reeling from dissent.

The bill, which will further slash pensions and salaries, passed 153-128 in the 300-member parliament, hours after rioters rampaged outside the building in Athens during an 80,000-strong anti-austerity demonstration, clashing with police who responded with tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons.